October 25, 2012 - Honeybee

I think I might just have to do images of insects for the rest of my pieces.  I highly enjoyed doing
this one.  Coincidentally, the first image I did in my drawing series was of a honeybee as well.  In
that post I wrote about the history of them and how their hardworking tendencies were monastic in
nature.  I also think I wrote about the mystery of the honeybees disappearing and how sad I think
this is.  I mentioned that one of the theories was that it was the cell phone towers- how the signals
mess with their ability to return to the hive.  I've heard in the meantime that now the experts are
saying it's the pesticides that we use.  Whatever the case, we should revere the hardworking,
amazing honeybee for as long as we can.  I find it hard to imagine living in a world where
honeybees and honey don't exist.

Painting #20
16" x 20"
Mixed Media on clayboard